What It’s Like to Be Wyoming’s First Chassidic Bat Mitzvah Girl

12-year-old Chayale Mendelsohn recently celebrated her bat mitzvah in her hometown of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which is better known for wild elk and exhilarating skiing than parshah study and Shabbat candles. Vivacious and articulate, Chayale is a chip off the old block of her parents, Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn, who have directed Chabad of […]

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Three Miami Hebrew Schools Unite for JewQ Regional Championship

On February 9, students from 3 Miami Hebrew schools will go head-to-head onstage in a Torah competition Kids in Sunny Isles Beach love Hebrew School. The minute they walk through the door, they have smiles on their faces—then when they leave they go back to their regular, busy lives. “Homework has never really worked for […]

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Changing the Jewish Narrative

Does Jewish life have a future in Belgrade? For many, Belgrade’s Jewish community is defined by the tragedy of the Holocaust. But as a new movement devoted to changing the narrative grows, the city’s Jews are discovering the joys of a vibrant, sustainable Jewish experience. Does Jewish life have a future in Belgrade?  For many, […]

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Mystery Donor

As Chabad events gained popularity, the Kaminetzkys’ rented apartment began to shrink. It was time to move forward. But with a weak economy and a community that struggles to get by, the prospects were dim. It didn’t help that Rabbi Kaminetzky felt that Chabad needed a space in the heart of the city. “As poor […]

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Worldwide Learning in the Merit of Toronto Yeshiva Head

Study offered in 35 cities worldwide and online for Rabbi Akiva Wagner Students in 35 yeshivahs around the world will gather on Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. to learn in the merit of Rabbi Akiva Wagner, rosh yeshivah (principal) of Yeshivas Lubavitch in Toronto, Canada. Wagner, a beloved rosh yeshivah for many years who has […]

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European Chabad On Campus Reps Gather For Conference

Chabad representatives serving twenty university campuses Europe-wide met up in London last wee Chabad representatives serving twenty university campuses Europe-wide met up in London last weekend for Chabad on Campus Europe’s annual conference. On the agenda were concerns about enhanced security,  innovations in Jewish education and maintaining a strong Jewish focus. Seasoned representatives and newer […]

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